131st meridian east

Line of longitude 131 The meridian 131° east of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 30 June 2025 en that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 131st meridian east forms a great circle with the 49th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 131st meridian east passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 131 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77 7 N 131 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 70 44 N 131 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 56 10 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai Amur Oblast — from 55 42 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast Khabarovsk Krai — from 54 18 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai Amur Oblast — from 53 49 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast Khabarovsk Krai — from 51 10 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai Amur Oblast — from 50 24 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 48 58 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Jewish Autonomous Oblast |-valign="top" | 47 41 N 131 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang |- | 44 52 N 131 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Primorsky Krai — for about 6 km |-valign="top" | 44 48 N 131 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang Jilin — from 43 29 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Jilin |- | 42 51 N 131 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Primorsky Krai |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42 38 N 131 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Japan ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Ulleungdo, (at 37 30 N 130 55 E type:isle Ulleungdo) Passing just west of the island of Mishima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, (at 34 47 N 131 7 E type:isle Mishima) |- | 34 26 N 131 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Honshū, Yamaguchi Prefecture (passing through Chōfu station in eastern Shimonoseki) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 59 N 131 0 E type:waterbody Kanmon Straits ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kanmon Straits | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 33 57 N 131 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Kyūshū— Fukuoka Prefecture— Ōita Prefecture — from 33 31 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Ōita— Kumamoto Prefecture — from 33 10 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Kumamoto— Ōita Prefecture — from 33 7 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Ōita— Kumamoto Prefecture — from 33 1 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Kumamoto— Miyazaki Prefecture — from 32 9 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Miyazaki— Kagoshima Prefecture — from 31 44 N 131 0 E type:adm1st Kagoshima |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 31 11 N 131 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 30 44 N 131 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30 32 N 131 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Minami Daitō, Okinawa Prefecture, (at 25 50 N 131 12 E type:isle Minami Ddaitō) Passing just west of the island of Oki Daitō, Okinawa Prefecture, (at 24 28 N 131 11 E type:isle Oki Daitō) Passing just west of the island of Tobi, (at 3 0 N 131 7 E type:isle Tobi) Passing just west of the Asia Islands, (at 1 0 N 131 13 E type:isle Asia Islands) Passing just west of the Ayu Islands, (at 3 23 N 131 1 E type:isle Ayu Islands) |- | 0 3 S 131 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Waigeo |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0 21 S 131 0 E type:waterbody Dampier Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dampier Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 0 56 S 131 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Islands of Salawati and New Guinea |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1 28 S 131 0 E type:waterbody Ceram Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ceram Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Seram, (at 3 35 S 130 52 E type:isle Seram) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3 54 S 131 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 7 26 S 131 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Wuliaru |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 30 S 131 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 7 40 S 131 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Seira |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 44 S 131 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 8 6 S 131 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Selaru |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 13 S 131 0 E type:waterbody Arafura Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 3 S 131 0 E type:waterbody Timor Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 11 21 S 131 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Northern Territory — Melville Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11 54 S 131 0 E type:waterbody Clarence Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Clarence Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 12 10 S 131 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Northern Territory South Australia — from 26 0 S 131 0 E type:adm1st South Australia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 31 33 S 131 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Oceanhttp://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/21/1071941610556.html Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean Darby Andrew 22 December 2003 The Age 13 January 2013 25 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181225172821/https://www.theage.com.au/national/canberra-all-at-sea-over-position-of-southern-ocean-20031222-gdwzeb.html liveIndian Ocean http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285876/Indian-Ocean Encyclopædia Britannica 13 January 2013 25 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181225033356/https://www.britannica.com/place/Indian-Ocean live |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 131 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 6 S 131 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 130th meridian east 132nd meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e131 meridian east